Joy Read

Families First with NASDF

Kids EN ↓ 5 episodes

Navigating the challenges of divorce, healing, parenting, and life in general is overwhelming. We sit down with guides, teachers, therapists, advisors and advocates who can calm the storm and give you a map on how to get through.

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Joy Read

Episodes

The Unexpected Divorce with Guest Lamon Wade 29.05.2026 33:35

Co-Founder Ron Platt interviewed Lamon Wade who wasn't expecting his wife to ask for a divorce when he thought their marriage was great. His transition to being single caused him a great deal of mixed emotions and even depression. When a friend of his suggested he seek a mental health counselor, he realized, asking for help is the most masculine thing you can do and the results eventually lead him...

Self-Advocacy During Divorce 27.05.2026 1:02:50

Gianmarco Manzione shares with us how best to advocate for yourself during and after your divorce.

The Motherhood Penalty, with Sherry Platt MA 21.05.2026 26:38

Sherry Platt MA, career counselor and recruiter, talks about the Motherhood Penalty and explains what it is, what it affects, and how to reframe it as an advantage.

Talking with Esther Sanni MSW, MLC 21.05.2026 27:53

Ron Platt, CEO and Co-Founder of NASDF, talks with Esther Sanni MSW, MLC, president of the St Petersburg branch of the NAACP and entrepreneur.

Navigating the Choppy Waters of Co-Parenting with Dr. Karalynn Royster 15.05.2026 41:47

Joy Read, COO and Co-Founder of NASDF, sits down to talk with Dr. Karalynn Royster - co-parenting expert, child psychologist, and a Mom who's been there. Dr. Royster is highly-trained and has supported and guided hundreds of children and families along this often chaotic and challenging journey of, as she puts it, "raising little humans".